Most of Nevada sees gains in gaming revenue again in May

Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/08/2018 - 8:23pm

Gaming revenue for the State of Nevada during the month of May was up 5.29 percent in 2018 when compared to the same month in 2017, bringing in a "win" of $1,044,079,556 to casinos in the state, according to figures released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

On the South Shore, the $18,022,230 in gaming revenue earned by the casinos was up 1.14 percent from 2017. The Carson City and Carson Valley had a "win" of $9,931,012, up 15.58 percent.

The "gaming win" represents the computed income of casinos before business expenses and taxes.

North Shore casino win was up 25.10 percent, the big winners this month. There were only two areas that saw a decrease, downtown Las Vegas down 3.48 percent and the Boulder strip, down .20 percent.